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Anna Hazard letter to Charity Rotch, New York, 1 mo 25 1824

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B-260-20
New York 1 mo 25 1824
My dear Sister
thine of the 22 of 12 month came to hand
soon after I had written thee informing why so long a silence had
ensued and altho we have been favord with health in our family
from
many hindering things have prevented me^saying thy letters are
at all times acceptable, and as we feel an interest and tender
also
sympathy in thy present stripd situation it ^gives us satisfaction to
the
hear thou art enabled to attend to^various concerns which the loss
of thty beloved husband hath of course involved thee in. I have
often recurrd to the precious example of our mother through
many tribulated scenes of her widowhood, which then it was im
possible for us to reallize, and I have long been convinced that
nothing but experience can enforce the truth of what we have
heretofore noticed in regard to the conduct of others, and I believe
none are exempt from trials, and those of a secret nature many
very many have to contend with. among the number of thy
and Abby Mott among others
friends(are Mary King who often enquire about thy health
and it was very pleasant to be furnished with thy own expressions
long been expecting
upon the subject. we have^to hear from thee by our nephew J
Rotch as from the account his mother gave us he intended going
to Kendal before he returnd home, and as we have not heard
anything about him we are at a loss to calculate upon seeing
him this winter as it is now far advanced. William Slocums

B-260-20
New York 1 mo 25 1824
My dear Sister
thine of the 22 of 12 month came to hand
soon after I had written thee informing why so long a silence had
ensued and altho we have been favord with health in our family
from
many hindering things have prevented me^saying thy letters are
at all times acceptable, and as we feel an interest and tender
also
sympathy in thy present stripd situation it ^gives us satisfaction to
the
hear thou art enabled to attend to^various concerns which the loss
of thty beloved husband hath of course involved thee in. I have
often recurrd to the precious example of our mother through
many tribulated scenes of her widowhood, which then it was im
possible for us to reallize, and I have long been convinced that
nothing but experience can enforce the truth of what we have
heretofore noticed in regard to the conduct of others, and I believe
none are exempt from trials, and those of a secret nature many
very many have to contend with. among the number of thy
and Abby Mott among others
friends(are Mary King who often enquire about thy health
and it was very pleasant to be furnished with thy own expressions
long been expecting
upon the subject. we have^to hear from thee by our nephew J
Rotch as from the account his mother gave us he intended going
to Kendal before he returnd home, and as we have not heard
anything about him we are at a loss to calculate upon seeing
him this winter as it is now far advanced. William Slocums